1995 GST worth 3500?

[phoen1c1an]

I'm selling my Jeep Wrangler because I want a car that's more highway driveable. I'd like to be able to go to Vegas or San Diego which is virtually impossible in a big ass jeep. I've been looking around at cars, and this one kind of fell into my lap. This is all the info I got. How reliable is a car like this? I don't plan on racing it, nor do I plan on running it hard into the ground. I take care of my cars as far as maintenance goes, but I really don't want a car that I'm going to be under all the time. I've never owned a DSM, but I must say, I haven't heard a lot of good things about them. It could be mostly hearsay, but I thought I would come to the source and ask. Thanks.

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1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T Coupe 2D



Engine: 4-Cyl. 2.0L Turbo
Trans: 5 Speed Manual
Drive: Front Wheel Drive
Mileage: 125,000

springs = eibach prokit
shocks = front tokikco blues, rear agx's
front & rear powerslot rotors
metal matrix rear pads, front porterfield rs4 pads
SS front/rear brake lines
upgraded rear sway bar -> 2g awd 18 mm vs gst's stock 15mm
greddy profec b electronic boost controller
polyurathane motor mounts
full energy suspension bushings
2.5 mandrel bent exhaust/o2 with internal gated/o2 atmosphere dump
16g turbo, ported wg hole w/upgraded 34mm flapper, eliminates boost creep/better boost control
Apexi AFC
Greddy EGT gauge w. TRE probe
Autometer carbon boost gauge
Viper Alarm, windows up & down self arming etc.
6 disc cd changer
RF 200 watt amp
polk audio rear 6x9 new
SS clutch and oil return line
ND 190 lph fuel pump
TSW VX1 17x8 wheels falken azenis up front 225.45.17
yoko a520 rears
1g dsm throttle body
ported exhaust mani
leather seats
the rebuilt motor came out of a auto gst and had about 5K miles on it, it was installed just before he bought the car. The previous owner is a well known long time dsmer who bought a gsx in place of the gst
Car has working ac

 

[91gvr4]

Do a compression check ASH. But if it all checks out then it would be a good purchase.

 

[adam355]

Do a compression check ASH. But if it all checks out then it would be a good purchase.

I second that, its a great deal if the compression is good. If its good and you buy it you might want to turn the boost down to stock if u want it to be a reliable car though.

About dsm's in general. The turbo models are awsome like the one your looking at. They are super quick cars stock that you can make even faster very cheap. The problem is when so many people mod them and turn up the boost sometimes things start breaking. Which is where you hear the bad things. But like I already said if the motor checks out good and you keep the boost at stock you shouldnt have any problems.

 

[phoen1c1an]

I second that, its a great deal if the compression is good. If its good and you buy it you might want to turn the boost down to stock if u want it to be a reliable car though.

How much does a compression test run? I will run it at stock boost for sure.

 

[adam355]

How much does a compression test run? I will run it at stock boost for sure.

You can usually get one done from any mechanic for under 50 bucks and usually takes under 15 minutes. Otherwise you can go out and buy your own, which mine was 25 bucks from advanced and follow this guide. http://www.dsmgrrrl.com/FAQs/compression.htm If the compression is lower then 160 psi on any of the cylinders I would pass the car up.

 

[tstkl]

weird, i think my mechanic (paul at newlogics) did it for free, he said he did and that the numbers were great, but he didnt tell me what the numbers were, i didnt ask him cuz i wasnt really thinking, and i didnt ask him to do a compression test, (i had him do a bunch of other stuff so that might be why he did the compression test...)

if you drive your car like me, it doesnt matter what the boost is set to, i never see more than 5 psi on a given day, i accelerate about as fast as a civic with 2000lbs in its trunk, but it doesnt bother me, i get there all the same, and i never go over (im guessing by where wot is and where all the way closed is assuming wot is 95% open and closed is 10%) about 25% throttle position,... which leads to my car not feeling a thing,...except that both my feet are really light, and sometimes i let the clutch out a little too fast...then it shakes a little cuz its about to stall, but i almost always keep it running....

 

[DSM-T27]

DUDE IF EVERYTHING IS GOOD HELL YEAH at least here in miami. I got mines for 3k from an old guy. FULLY rebuilt short block, i did compresion test 167 all across, new clutch from mitsubishi still have waranty on it, dude this car is clean up the ass with only bout 25k miles on the rebuilt motor and 102,284 miles in the body and i havent had no problem with it yet nock on wood put it this way it gave me a 15.02 @ 91 mph with only a 3 inch exhaust all the way back , and a cone filter. If everything checks out fine than yes its worth it.

 

[Rastlr]

3500 is a great deal for a gst i see them go for around 4-6k around here in Tx still

 

[Slammed0]

Oh hell ya! I bought my 96 for $5,000 and it isn't even a turbo. Damn!! Turbo ones go for WAY more around here in Idaho.

 

[DSMTurboEclipse]

Definitely seems like a good deal to me if the compression is good. It will run fine, these things can take a beating. !